Lead tolerance of water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes Mart. - Pontederiaceae) as defined by anatomical and physiological traits

This study aimed at verifying the lead tolerance of water hyacinth and at looking at consequent anatomical and physiological modifications. Water hyacinth plants were grown on nutrient solutions with five different lead concentrations: 0.00, 0.50, 1.00, 2.00 and 4.00 mg L–1 by 20 days. Photosynthesi...

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Main Authors: FABRICIO J. PEREIRA, EVARISTO M. DE CASTRO, CYNTHIA DE OLIVEIRA, MARINÊS F. PIRES, MARCIO P. PEREIRA, SILVIO J. RAMOS, VALDEMAR FAQUIN
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Ciências 2014-09-01
Series:Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0001-37652014000301423&lng=en&tlng=en